Written by D-Mitch
With this new post I begin a new category of infographics of various
coast guard vessels from around the world. These infographics aim to
highlight the most important equipment of the vessels; I do not analyze
the systems in depth as I do for the warships instead I provide some
basic information mainly from Wikipedia (if else I provide the source) about the ships, their history and their capabilities.
1. Dost class offshore patrol vessels of the Turkish Coast Guard
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| Guven OPV. Photo: Combat Master |
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| The CMS of Guven. Photo: Combat Master |
The contract for the construction of four Dost class offshore patrol vessels at RMK Marine Shipyard
was signed on 16 January 2007. These large ships were commissioned the period 2013-2014. The design of the these ships are based on the Sirio class offshore patrol vessels
produced by Italian Fincantieri. With the commissioning of these ships, the Turkish
Coast Guard is able to perform its duties mainly search and rescue
in sea state 5 and higher. These ships are the first Turkish Coast Guard vessels that can support helicopter operations. (source: turkishnavy.net)